Sailing Vacation in Italy

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Because Italy is a peninsula, it is blessed with miles and miles of natural shoreline. Italy has long depended on the sea for sustenance, and became a powerful player in ancient history with it's mastery of the seas and seagoing vessels. Nowadays, Italy enjoys a brisk tourist trade because of its important history, and a large part of that trade comes from visitors wanting to sail on Italy's waters. There are several companies that will make your sailing dreams a reality.

Peter Sommer Travels

Peter Sommer Travels will arrange a tour of Italy aboard a Turkish gulet, a two-masted schooner. Embark on the Gastronomic Tour of Eastern Sicily for a mouth-watering vacation visiting vegetable markets, cooking and eating. Begin in Syracuse and work your way to Taormina, stopping at a vineyard, a honey farm and an olive farm. Do a little sightseeing at Mt. Etna and the ruins of the Theater in Syracuse.

The Moorings

The Moorings offers charter sailing vacations across the world including the waters around Italy. Take a tour of the islands just off the coast of Napoli, beginning with Ischia Island and progressing at a leisurely pace to Ventotene, Ponza, Palmarola, Capri and Procida Islands. Complete your tour in Napoli. At each mooring, discover the history and beautiful vistas of Italy's islands. Visit the thermal gardens of Ischia, the Blue Grotto of Capri or the Arco Naturale, a stone arch on Ponza and discover the local food at restaurants throughout the islands. Meals on board are optional with personal food choices arranged in advance.

K6Yachting

Sail away along the Italian coast with a crew of captain and chef supplied by K6y Yachting. Vacation on a Salina 48 catamaran, and choose your customized itinerary when you charter your boat by the week. Your captain will take you wherever you care to go. Customize your meals and beverages as well. Your catamaran has four double and two single cabins plus an indoor eating area and a topside al fresco table. Sail the Amalfi Coast, and if you wish, visit Cinque Terre on the Italian Riviera and go to Elba where Napoleon I was exiled.

Sail-Italy

Sail-Italy offers flexible sailing vacations with both skippered and bareboat rentals. If you have the boating skills and licenses where required, and backup crew in your party, arrange a bareboat rental. Consider the Gibsea 43 with eight berths and two bathrooms. The galley provides the utensils needed to prepare and eat meals. Provisions are provided by the guest. Blankets are free and linens are extra if you don't bring your own. Mooring fees at your various destinations will vary but many places are free. Go where you want, or follow a suggested itinerary.

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